
Article 1 

1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121, currently falling within CN codes 4011 20 90 and ex 4012 12 00 (TARIC code 4012 12 00 10) and originating in the People's Republic of China.
2. The definitive anti-dumping duties applicable in euros per item of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows:
Company Definitive anti-dumping duty (in EUR per item) TARIC additional code
Xingyuan Tire Group Co. Ltd; Guangrao Xinhongyuan Tyre Co., Ltd 61,76 C331
Giti Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd; Giti Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd; Giti Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd; Giti Tire (Yinchuan) Company, Ltd 47,96 C332
Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd; Aeolus Tyre (Taiyuan) Co., Ltd; Qingdao Yellow Sea Rubber Co., Ltd; Pirelli Tyre Co., Ltd 49,44 C333
Chongqing Hankook Tire Co., Ltd; Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd 42,73 C334
Other cooperating companies listed in the Annex 49,31 
All other companies 61,76 C999
3. The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies listed in paragraph 2 or in the Annex shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States' customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (item(s)) of (product concerned) sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in the People's Republic of China. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.
4. The Commission shall monitor imports of road, trailer and semi-trailer wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121, under TARIC codes 8708 70 10 15, 8708 70 10 80, 8708 70 50 15, 8708 70 50 80, 8708 70 91 15, 8708 70 99 15, 8716 90 90 15 and 8716 90 90 80.
5. Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply. The default interest to be paid in case of reimbursement that gives rise to a right to payment of default interest shall be the rate applied by the European Central Bank to its principal refinancing operations, as published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union, in force on the first calendar day of the month in which the deadline falls, increased by three and a half percentage points.
6. In cases where goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation and, therefore, the price actually paid or payable is apportioned for the determination of the customs value pursuant to Article 131 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447, the amount of anti-dumping duty laid down in paragraph 2 shall be reduced by a percentage which corresponds to the apportioning of the price actually paid or payable.
Article 2 
Where any new exporting producer in the People's Republic of China provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that:

— it did not export to the Union the product described in Article 1(1) in the period between 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017,
— it is not related to any exporter or producer in the People's Republic of China which is subject to the anti-dumping measures imposed by this Regulation,
— it has actually exported to the Union the product concerned after the investigation period on which the measures are based, or it has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Union,
the Commission may amend Article 1(2) by adding the new exporting producer to the cooperating companies not included in the sample and thus subject to the weighted average duty of not exceeding 49,31 EUR per item.
Article 3 
The amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duties pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/683 shall be definitively collected. The amounts secured in excess of the definitive amount of euros per item of the anti-dumping duties contained in Article 1(2) of this Regulation shall be released.
Article 4 
The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/163 is repealed.
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 18 October 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Cooperating Chinese exporting producers not sampled:

Name of the Company TARIC additional code
Bayi Rubber Co., Ltd C335
Bridgestone (Huizhou) Tire Co., Ltd C336
Briway Tire Co., Ltd C337
Chaoyang Long March Tyre Co., Ltd C338
Goodyear Dalian Tire Company Limited C339
Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd C340
Jiangsu General Science Technology Co., Ltd C341
Megalith Industrial Group Co., Ltd C342
Michelin Shenyang Tire Co., Ltd C343
Nanjing Kumho Tire Co., Ltd C344
Ningxia Shenzhou Tire Co., Ltd C345
Prinx Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., Ltd C346
Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co., Ltd C347
Qingdao Fudong Tyre Co., Ltd C348
Qingdao Hairunsen Tyre Co., Ltd C349
Qingdao GRT Rubber Co., Ltd C350
Sailun Jinyu Group Co., Ltd C351
Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group Rubber Co., Ltd C352
Shandong Kaixuan Rubber Co., Ltd C353
Shandong Changfeng Tyres Co., Ltd C354
Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd C355
Shandong Hawk International Rubber Industry Co., Ltd C356
Shandong Hengfeng Rubber & Plastic Co., Ltd C357
Shandong Hengyu Science & Technology Co., Ltd C358
Shandong Homerun Tires Co., Ltd C359
Shandong Huasheng Rubber Co., Ltd C360
Shandong Hugerubber Co., Ltd C361
Shandong Jinyu Tire Co., Ltd C362
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd C363
Shandong Mirage Tyres Co., Ltd C364
Shandong Vheal Group Co., Ltd C365
Shandong Wanda Boto Tyre Co., Ltd C366
Shandong Wosen Rubber Co., Ltd C367
Shandong Yongfeng Tyres Co., Ltd C368
Shandong Yongsheng Rubber Group Co., Ltd; Shandong Santai Rubber Co., Ltd C369
Shandong Yongtai Group Co., Ltd C370
Shanghai Huayi Group Corp. Ltd; Double Coin Group (Jiang Su) Tyre Co., Ltd C371
Shengtai Group Co., Ltd C372
Sichuan Kalevei Technology Co., Ltd C373
Toyo Tire (Zhucheng) Co., Ltd C374
Triangle Tyre Co., Ltd C375
Weifang Goldshield Tire Co., Ltd C376
Weifang Shunfuchang Rubber And Plastic Products Co., Ltd C377
Xuzhou Armour Rubber Company Ltd C378
Zhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd C379